This blog contains a number of simple money saving solutions I have discovered to potentially expensive repairs or replacements.
For Example:
Cleaning of the shower mould using domestos grot buster saved me hundreds of pounds, and the fact that it keeps the mould out of the caulk saves me hours of additional cleaning.

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Thursday, 20 April 2017

Its time to get the garden trimmer (in the UK we call them Strimmers) out again as the spring arrives. Time to look to see how much line cord you have and to feed it in. But here is an Amazing Money Saving tip I use every time. These machines are made to automatically feed the line cord out when it gets caught up or jammed. The idea it to save you time.

However, its extremely wasteful of line cord and isn't good at cutting through thick grass or weeds. Using this simple tip your line cord use will be minimal and the cutting power will be vastly improved.

Please Don't ignore this tip, at least try it once and you won't be disappointed.

After discovering the damage one set of batteries had done, I set about opening every battery powered devices I could find, below is a picture of the large bag of dead and leaking batteries I have put out for recycling. As you can see some are cheap carbon acid batteries whilst others or apparently Alkaline batteries.

THINK! When Was The Last Time You Checked The Batteries In Your Gadgets, Toys or Remote Controls.

Tuesday, 11 April 2017

Cheap Zinc Carbon Battery Leakage

Leakage is the main issue. The zinc case corrodes as part of normal operation, and if it corrodes through in one spot, corrosive leakage occurs. This is a good reason not to use these batteries in high value electronic goods.

Remove batteries if they will not be used for a fair length of time. Running them 100% flat increases the chance of leakage.

Metal damaged by corrosion, such as battery contacts, can be scraped to remove most of the corrosion. This usualy makes the appliance work again, but corroded circuit board tracks are usually corroded completely through by leakage, killing the appliance. Repair of corroded circuit board requires scraping, washing and soldering wires on to replace the lost tracks.

Zinc carbon batteries frequently have a clear plastic film wrap applied to help contain some leaks, don't remove it.

If a lumpy surface is seen under the plastic film, the zinc case has almost corroded through and is about to leak, and the battery should be disposed of.

One way to avoid damage from leakage and thus enable use of low cost batteries is to use an external battery holder, plugging it into the appliance. This works well enough with 9v types, which use a snap on genderless connector.

Once you have reset the #Krups #Nespresso #coffee #machine you will need to reset the cup sizes as both buttons will most likely output a minute amount of Coffee.

If you have not had an #Airlock and you have just accidentally reprogrammed #Krups #Nespresso #coffee #machine cups sizes so it keeps over spilling over the top of the cup, then the video below is and how to Re-program the #Krups #Nespresso #coffee #machine so it makes a perfect Mug or Cup full every time.

Sunday, 2 April 2017

I was at a friends helping then with some decorating when the Nespresso Coffee Pod Machine stopped working.

Strangley the pump was running loud, but nothing was coming out of the spout. The problem was caused by her starting the machine without having put the water caddy properly in place on the back, which had created an airlock.

Once you have fixed1t you will need to reprogram the coffee cup sizes, I have have an excellent video showing you how I do it.

About Me

When I couldn't fix a fuzz box, I decided to build a synth on the grounds that once I'd built a synth a fuzz box repair would be kids play.. I was right and I'm still building synths. Along the way I learned about technology, chips, electronics, programming, music, mental health, Artificial Intelligence and Robots.

I've run companies, developed companies and turned around failing businesses.